Origins of Tic Tac Tic Tac Toe

Tic Tac Tic Tac Toe starting (to my knowledge) at Concord University with the Math department between 2014 and 2016. It began as a natural extension to quick tic tac toe games between classes. The added dificulty of determining your opponent's moves made the game more spectator friendly, while keeping the barrier of entry below that of Chess.

Goal

In order to win you must take three in a row on the large board like normal tic tac toe.

Instructions

  • The first player to go can capture any cell
  • When your opponent captues a cell in the smaller boards they are controlling where you can capture cells on the large board
  • If your opponent makes you move play in a large cell that has already been captured you can move anywhere